Table 3.
Notable subcortical shape findings.
| Surface Deformation | SCZ | STP | PBP | NPBP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | R | L | R | L | R | L | R | |
| Hippocampus | ||||||||
| Subiculum contraction | − | ++ | − | + | − | − | − | − |
| CA2–4 + dentate contraction | − | − | − | − | ++ | ++ | − | − |
| CA1 contraction | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| CA1 expansion | − | − | − | + | ++ | ++ | − | − |
| Amygdala | ||||||||
| Posteriolateral contraction | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Posteriomedial contraction | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | ++ |
| Caudate | ||||||||
| Ventral contraction | + | − | + | − | + | + | − | − |
| Dorsal contraction | − | − | − | − | − | − | ++ | ++ |
| Nucleus Accumbens | ||||||||
| Ventral contraction | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | + |
| Dorsolateral expansion | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − |
| Putamen | ||||||||
| Posteromedial contraction | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + |
| Posterolateral expansion | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | − |
| Mediolateral expansion | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | − |
| Medial expansion | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + |
| Posterosuperior expansion | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | − |
| Globus pallidus | ||||||||
| Anterosuperior contraction | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + |
| Inferior contraction | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + |
| Superiomedial expansion | + | + | − | − | ++ | ++ | − | − |
| Lateral expansion | + | − | − | − | + | + | − | − |
| Thalamus | ||||||||
| Anterior contraction | + | − | − | − | − | − | ++ | ++ |
| Pulvinar contraction | + | − | − | − | − | + | ++ | ++ |
| Superior contraction | + | − | − | − | − | − | ++ | ++ |
Surface deformation estimates are derived from comparisons of mean groups to mean control subjects, and controlled for age and sex.
+: mild or moderate surface deformation.
++: large surface deformation.